Don Hutchison thinks Newcastle should've signed £xxm Liverpool player in a swap deal for Alexander Isak

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Newcastle lost their best player last summer when Alexander Isak agitated for a move to Liverpool, but missed a trick in not getting an exciting talent in return. While we have been deprived of seeing the British record signing in action at Anfield, Liverpool’s move for Isak feels destined to come good.

Newcastle have come out the losers, not only because of how much worse they are this season, but because they are now looking to splash the cash on a player they could have had from the start of the campaign. Liverpool fans…sum up Rio Nguhoma’s performance at Wolves in THREE words Photo by Nigel French/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images Don Hutchinson can’t believe Newcastle didn’t get Darwin Nunez in Alexander Isak dealHindsight is a fine thing, but you’d have to imagine the discussion was had about the then-Liverpool striker when Isak’s exit became inevitable.Nunez’s move to Al-Hilal has turned sour, being dropped from the league squad despite a rather respectable return in his debut season.

Photo by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty ImagesHe writes: “Newcastle should have done this in the Alexander Isak deal. Not only did they lose Isak, but their priority target to replace him, Hugo Ekitike, was also snapped up by Liverpool.